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Wednesday, November 14, 2012

A few photos that I wanted to share with you this evening, taken through the window of the car while driving through Amish country last weekend. I edited them two ways, one using color and the other a b&w.

Dairy cows.

Amish homesteads.

Amish children at recess.

These were all taken last Friday, which will explain why children were at school. All their scooters were lined up against the building and it was a sunny day with a chill in the air.

Amish schoolhouse.

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I called my husband on the way home from work today to say I was stopping at the store for milk. He told me there was no dinner planned, so if I wanted to pick something up, feel free. I was tired, and wished there were a drive through milk store, like the Brew Thru’s they have down along the Outer Banks in NC. I ended up picking up some frozen pizzas for dinner, and my husband put them in the oven. While they were baking, I got changed, then went online and checked my mail and at a few minutes to six, my husband asked me, “so how are the pizzas doing?”

What? I was to keep track of the pizzas? I ran out to the kitchen to discover the cheese pizza completely burnt and the other, the spinach one, was still ok and had some time on it yet. Someone was mad, someone was trying not to laugh when he came down to dinner (our son), and I was just bewildered.

I ate the spinach pizza – the others had leftovers from previous dinners.

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What? You don’t find this terribly intriguing?

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On Saturday night I watched a movie I’d seen before and liked well enough to watch again. If you enjoy Downton Abbey, and a little bit of a ghost story, you might like this ‘watch instantly’ family selection from Netflix. Although it’s nothing like the story line in Downton Abbey, there are similarities. In fact, three of the characters and an estate that looks very much like the manor house appear in this film. I just love Maggie Smith, too.

When 13-year-old Tolly returns to his family's ancestral home to spend Christmas with his grandmother, he becomes so entranced by the history of the mansion and its inhabitants that he manages to travel through time to uncover their secrets.

From Time to Time is the name of the film.

It is not going to win any awards. It’s just an easy film to watch.

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My new favorite make-up addition which came as a free sample from Sephora:

I wish my husband would stop buying double stuff Oreos. And that’s all I have to say about that.

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I’ve sold several of my Female Cardinal in snow prints, all in the past couple of days. I’m not sure if it’s due to its appearance on one of the etsy treasuries it’s been featured in, or the Pinterest pin it’s on, or what ~ but it’s nice that people like it enough to buy.

28 comments:

Wonderful photos from your drive thru the Amish country. I love all the color versions of your photos. I guess I just love color. Congrats on selling your Cardinals photos, it is a pretty shot! Have a great evening!

Hi KateLove the pictures and laughed at the pizza thing. Have you watched any of the breaking Amish tv prog? Am totally amazed at their language and their behavior. Thanks for the movie suggestion. Blessings to you all. Take Care Mary

I love random posts like this! So have you seen the show Breaking Amish? Holy moly...I am addicted! Sorry...but when I saw your photos I instantly thought of that show. As far as Oreos go...so much better than an apple! Sorry you burned the pizza! :)

Well that is a lovely picture of a female cardinal in snow! :)It feels so strange to be cooking alot again now that we are settled in our new home......tonite its meatloaf! Last couple days it was barbecue ribs in the crockpot.....feels good not to be eating out so much! Hugs! deb

the whole pizza thing is something that would so happen at our house, too. at my son's condo, when his dinner was getting a little too well done, the ghost that lives there threw a bag of chips on the floor, that had been sitting on the kitchen counter, just to get jack's attention.

oh, i haven't told you about his ghost ?

anyhow....i love stopping here, but wish i was stopping at your house to sit and have these conversations :)xo

That last picture and the words under it struck a chord. I have had my niece staying and this morning we had a hot chocolate and a toasted tea cake out - we didn;t need either and now I feel I never want to eat again.

My name is Kate. I live in Maryland with a border collie named George in an old manor house that predates the Revolutionary War. I began this blog in 2007 to share my photography with my family and friends. Welcome.

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